Reconstruction:Proto-South Dravidian/kūnt(t)-

This Proto-South Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-South Dravidian

Noun

*kūnt(t)-

1. mushroom

Descendants

• South Dravidian:
  • Tamil-Kannada:
    • Kannada: ಕೂನು (kūnu)
    • Toda-Kota:
      • Kota (India): [script needed] (ki·n)
      • Toda: [script needed] (kyu·n)
    • Malayalam: കൂൺ (kūṇ), കൂണ് (kūṇŭ)
  • Tulu: ಗೂನು (gūnu)
• South-Central Dravidian:
  • Gondi-Kui:
    • Gondi: కూంజి (kūñji), కుహ్క్ (kuhk)
    • Konda-Kui:
      • Konda-Dora: కూంద్ (kūnd)
      • Kuvi-Kui:
        • Kui (India): କୂଂଦୁ (kūndu)
        • Kuvi: କୂଂଦୁ (kūndu)
      • Manda-Pengo:
        • Manda (India): କୂଂଦ୍ (kūnd)
        • Pengo: କୂଂଦ୍ (kūnd)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 100.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.